How To Control Vomiting Stage 5 Kidney Disease

Nausea, vomiting, loss of appetite and other gastrointestinal symptoms are very common in stage 5 kidney disease patients. Stage 5 kidney disease has developed advanced renal damages and more than 85-90% kidney functions have been lost. The severely impaired kidneys can not maintain internal balances and there are excessive accumulation of metabolic wastes and toxins in the patient’s body such as serum creatinine, blood urea nitrogen, uric acids, etc.

High level of nitrogenous wastes and toxins is called uremic syndrome in clinic and it often cause patients to suffer from nausea, vomiting especially in the morning. Drinking proper amount of water can help control vomiting. Daily fluid intake should be the total urine volume of the day before plus 500-700ml. Drink some water early in the morning after getting up can greatly ease nausea and vomiting.

Stage 5 kidney disease patients may have begun dialysis treatment which can cause or worsen vomiting. If loss of body fluid is too fast during dialysis, patients can suffer from nausea, vomiting, headache, muscle twitching, etc. If so, report it to the doctor and have proper adjustments of dialysis. If you are doing hemodialysis, you can consult your doctor about peritoneal dialysis which allows more freedom for you. Have a discussion with your doctor to design a more personalized dialysis plan according to your illness and physical conditions.

Vomiting is just one symptom of kidney disease, therefore treating vomiting should not be the ultimate goal. Only if the root problem is solved can vomiting and other symptoms are treated from the root and patients need not to worry about the relapse of symptoms.

Micro-Chinese Medicine Osmotherapy can treat vomiting from the root because it can help relieve uremic state and improve kidney functions. It can remove blood and qi stagnation and promote blood circulation and the whole circulation system so as to help improve renal excretion of wastes and toxins from the blood. High creatinine, high BUN and high uric acid will be lowered with the gradual improvement of kidney functions.